Tuition Refunds

Tuition Refunds

When students withdraw from one or more courses, they may be entitled to a tuition refund. The tables below provide the Franklin University general refund policy as well as specific policies dictated by the laws or regulations of the U.S. Military and of the following states: Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Virginia and Wisconsin.

When current students withdraw from one or more courses, they are refunded a percentage of the tuition according to the following table, which applies to students residing in locations other than Indiana, Kansas, Iowa, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

When current students withdraw from one or more courses, they are refunded a percentage of the tuition according to the following table, which applies to students residing in Indiana.

Indiana Residents Refund Policy

The postsecondary proprietary educational institution shall pay a refund to the student in the amount calculated under the refund policy specified in this section or as otherwise approved by the commission. The institution must make the proper refund no later than thirty-one (31) days of the student’s request for cancellation or withdrawal.

The following refund policy applies to each resident postsecondary proprietary educational institution, except as noted in section 4.5 of this rule:

1. A student is entitled to a full refund if one (1)or more of the following criteria are met:

The student cancels the enrollment agreement or enrollment application within six (6) business days after signing.

The student does not meet the postsecondary proprietary educational institution’s minimum admission requirements.

The student’s enrollment was procured as a result of a misrepresentation in the written materials utilized by the postsecondary proprietary educational institution.

If the student has not visited the postsecondary educational institution prior to enrollment, and, upon touring the institution or attending the regularly scheduled orientation/classes, the student withdrew from the program within three (3) days.

2. A student withdrawing from an instructional program, after starting the instructional program at a postsecondary proprietary institution and attending one (1) week or less, is entitled to a refund of ninety percent (90%) of the cost of the financial obligation, less an application enrollment fee of ten percent (10%) of the total tuition, not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100).

3. A student withdrawing from an instructional program, after attending more than one (1) week but equal to or less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the duration of the instructional program, is entitled to a refund of seventy-five percent (75%) of the cost of the financial obligation, less an application/enrollment fee of ten percent (10%) of the total tuition, not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100).

4. A student withdrawing from an instructional program, after attending more than twenty-five percent (25%) but equal to or less than fifty percent (50%) of the duration of the instructional program, is entitled to a refund of fifty percent (50%) of the cost of the financial obligation, less an application/enrollment fee of ten percent (10%) of the total tuition, not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100).

5. A student withdrawing from an instructional program, after attending more than fifty percent (50%) but equal to or less than sixty percent (60%) of the duration of the instructional program, is entitled to a refund of forty percent (40%) of the cost of the financial obligation, less an application/enrollment fee of ten percent (10%) of the total tuition, not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100).

6. A student withdrawing from an institutional program, after attending more than sixty percent (60%) of the duration of the instructional program, is not entitled to a refund.